CADDISH Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

caddish

adjective

Definition of caddish

as in boorish

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Recent Examples of caddish The movie centers on an aspiring filmmaker played by Winona Ryder who is pursued by a responsible corporate striver (Ben Stiller, the film’s director) and a caddish poet who hates the right things (Ethan Hawke). — New York Times, 14 July 2022 Colombian crooner Maluma, who plays Kat’s caddish fiance, Sarah Silverman and Michelle Buteau round out the cast. — Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2022 Did Aretha’s caddish first husband and manager, Ted White (played here by a terrific Marlon Wayans), really come storming out of the bedroom, grumbling about the lateness of the hour? — Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2021 Enter Laura’s caddish Playboy father, Felix (Bill Murray), who reconnects with his daughter by taking her on an adventure to determine whether Dean is being unfaithful. — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2020 Catherine turns the tables on her caddish suitor and bars him from her life. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2020 Caroline and her husband Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst (Tom Wilkinson), fear for the legacy of their household if Peregrine's gambler brother (James Fleet) and caddish nephew (Adam James) get hold of their fortune after the Earl passes. — Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caddish

Adjective

The poem tells us of 12 slave girls who sleep with Penelope’s boorish suitors.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
In the mid-19th century, a family of Dutch-Afrikaans homesteaders sets out to cross the inhospitable terrain of the Kalahari Desert along with their backer, a boorish Brit whose avarice and bigotry loom large over the journey.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Definition of boorish

Adjective

Meanwhile, the palace has been besieged by loutish suitors, led by the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), all of them vying for the queen’s hand in remarriage and mooching off the absent king’s food and wine.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
And Trump’s domineering, loutish approach to women spoke to its adherents in a way that few, if any, of his rivals could match.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Definition of loutish

Adjective

An uncouth mix of stress and chlorine exposure recently left my skin simultaneously drier and more breakout-prone than it's been in quite a long time, and my usual routine of a quarter-size drop of skin tint just wasn’t cutting it anymore.

— Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 1 July 2026
And any expression otherwise is so taboo or deemed uncouth, and we aren’t allowed to talk about it in our art and media.

— Rachel Handler, Vulture, 14 May 2026

Definition of uncouth

Adjective

But the tournament will also be remembered for a classless and churlish Argentina, which forever stained itself with a thuggish performance in the game and an ungracious one afterward.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
If Vance now recognizes his comments as churlish, lacking in charity, and utterly unlikely to persuade voters, much less witness to the sublime truths of the Christian religion, good for him.

— Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of churlish

Adjective

Martin showed that even a clownish gentleman with a pure heart could woo someone like Tisha Campbell’s Gina.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of clownish

Adjective

Lonnie is loud, obnoxious, and vulgar in ways that rankle traditional golfers.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Suki, a vocal Black woman with an at times vulgar persona, whereas Althoff, a white woman, gained a reputation as an awkward, seemingly timid interviewer on her The Really Good Podcast.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of vulgar

Adjective

That meant going their own way, being a little insolent and being arrogant.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
In the 18th century, lusty also meant insolent, which might have conveyed Anderson’s frustrations with Dina’s unwillingness to accept his authority over her.

— Carolyn Zola, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

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